Unrest and Backlash Shape Minneapolis and California Civic Strain
A social unrest wave spurs a broader backlash as Minneapolis politics swing to law enforcement and tax tightening, while California protests shift focus from violence to where unrest originates. The piece links urban disorder to public opinion shifts and Nixon era political conservatism.
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Minneapolis
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Dan Cohen
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Matthew ‘Eubanks
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John V. Lindsay
New York City
California
Vietnam
Nixon
Kennedy
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Goldwater’s son wins California House seat in surprise election
Airlines medical director warns jogging may be harmful while many feel run down. Barry Goldwater’s son secures a House victory in California, with cheers about West’s gold era since ’49. At Vassar a boy is elected junior class president but rejects the dais chain in June.
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Barry Goldwater
California
West
Vassar
Race politics loom in New York and Los Angeles mayoral races
Russell Kirk notes a nationwide vacancy of nearly a hundred college presidencies as politics of race shape mayoral contests. In New York, John Lindsay may be renominated then defeated. in Los Angeles, Sam Yorty trails Thomas Bradley, a Negro former police officer, with conservative help key to the race.
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John Lindsay
Lindsay
Theodore Roosevelt
Manhattan
Los Angeles
Sam Yorty
Yorty
Thomas Bradley
Tham
California
Bradley
Henry Salvatori
Barry Goldwater
Ronald Reagan
Linsay
Ieene
Angeles
Mr. Yorty
San Francisco
District of Columbia
Qeveland
Gary
A Shoemaker's Detour On The Success Road
Paul Harvey recalls Clarence Leverenz, a Sheboygan apprentice who rose to run a four factory shoe business after marrying the boss's daughter and facing setbacks. The piece uses his story to illustrate that success can come at any age with energy and perseverance, citing examples like Penney Churchill Eisenhower and other late bloomers.
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Sheboygan
Berams
Clarence Leverenz
Jotan
Carl Esch
Don MacLean on the Berlin Wall a tourist tale
A West Berlin visit recounts a tourist bus tour to the Berlin Wall. The author notes government subsidized travel to view the wall, describes the formal viewing setup and souvenir purchases, and concludes the Wall is ridiculous yet a popular attraction that might be kept if it were gone.
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West Berlin
Germany
Berlin Hilton
Berlin Wall
Grand Canyon
Nixon warns of punitive strike amid anti military Senate bloc
Washington D C President Nixon weighs retaliation options against North Korea amid an anti military Senate bloc led by Fulbright. Analysis questions air power costs and policy risks as Congress could hamper a unilateral strike or defense programs while North Korea retains capacity to target U S ships and planes.
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Franklin Roosevelt
Maclean's Microscope News Tidbits from the Era
A collage of brief snippets mentions the Pentagon drawing student protesters to summer recruiting booths, a lawn product napalm joke, Senator Everett Dirksen’s 30 busy years, and a quip about protests and an aging Smothers Brothers show.
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This Day In History Highlights Key 1506 to 1963 Events
The entry notes 1506 death of Christopher Columbus in Spain. 1902 Cubs under Gen Leonard Wood republican occupation. 1927 Lindbergh begins solo flight from New York to Paris in the Spirit of St Louis with a 33 1 hour crossing. 1963 Supreme Court ruling on site thought featuring Charles Dudley Warner quote about salt potatoes and potential.
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Spain
Cubs
Leonard Wood
Charles Lindbergh
New York
Paris
St. Louis
U.S. Supreme Court
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